Note: MPlayerWii does not play dvd videos only MPlayer TT made by Team Twiizers will do this! However below is an unofficial version that will read files off of burned dvds. It would be to everyones benefit if someone could merge the sources together and add all of the features from the latest Unofficial MPlayerWii to MPlayer so that there is no more confusion.

Bugs and Support

FAQ

Why won't my USB storage device work?

First, make sure your hard drive is formatted as FAT12, FAT16, OR FAT32.

Most devices are supported by the library being used to provide usbstorage access, but some do not work due to various reasons such as noncompliance to standards. Such devices usually require special drivers to work and it would be an arduous task to track them all and write support for all of them. You can blame the manufacturers. Note: U3 devices do not work, this includes Sandisk's cruzer line.

Why isn't NTFS supported?

MPlayerWii uses libfat to read from FAT filesystems and it would need a similar library to read from NTFS. No such library has been written. Support for NTFS can be enabled through linux, but MPlayerWii does not run on top of wii linux. It is a direct port.

Why isn't there subtitle support?

MPlayerWii uses a wrapper to enable it to work with the wii. Unfortunately, the changes needed to enable subtitles on the wii cannot be done through this wrapper, but instead would require changes to the actual mplayer code. It is not clear if this will be done or even if it is possible at the moment.

Why don't my RM and RMVB files work?

The wii uses PPC architecture. Newer Real Video encoded files (rmvb and some rm) only have support libraries written for x86 architecture availible.

Why is the picture corrupted with some videos?

Not much is known about this issue at the moment except that it can be caused by some video filters applied in a certain way during the encoding process, which will usually result in a green bar at the bottom of the screen accompanied by discoloration and/or other issues when the file(s) is/are played in MPlayerWii. This is not to be confused with a different minor problem which can usually be resolved by stopping playback and starting it again or by waiting a few seconds.

Why is SMB not working with my mac?

There is a bug in the libOGC that prevents SMB to work with MacOS X out of the box. There is a workaround, edit the /etc/smb.conf file on your mac and add these lines:

v0.05

v0.04

mount/unmount the SD card and/or USB drive so you can swap them out without reloading MPlayerWii

added USB read-ahead cache

added preliminary samba network share support

fixed startup crash when a usblan or usb keyboard is attached

added network streaming cache

added video scaling with the nunchuk (use joystick to move, Z button to stretch and C to reset)

added configuration file (put in the SD root folder)

new ascii logo by sensah

v0.03

added USB storage support (USB reading is dead slow unfortunately, only good for MP3 files)

added volume controls (Up/Down buttons on the wiimote)

added wiimote buttons repeat during playback

added preliminary test network streaming (shoutcast and mms)

longer filename display in the file selection screen

fix for widescreen aspect ratio (uses the Wii display settings)

more audio playback fixes

v0.02

added svenp's libfat patches (better read speed on SD cards)

added pause button (A button on the wiimote)

disabled MPlayer's error/status text during video playback

file list now displays 20 files instead of 10

improved audio playback code

v0.01

Initial release. Full of bugs, audio sync code is awful and will probably crash often. Also, there's room for lots of speed improvements.

Credits

MPlayerWii was ported by rOn (aka fcorbier).

Unofficial Versions

MPlayer is licensed under the GPL, please post only builds which come with source or diff's, thanks

MPlayerWii r20 modified by AgentX (r3)

Changes:

If your file has a 2.35:1 ratio and you want to make it fit the screen, press 1. If your file has a 4:3 ratio and you want to stretch it to fit the screen, press 2. To return to default press 1 and 2 together.

Tries to distinguish between audio files, video files and other files. If you select an audio file it will play continuously through the folder. Press B to play next file. Selecting a video will just play the individual file. Any other file will not be recognized and not play (avoiding crashes).

A patch file is included. Source is very hacky. With thanks to DCelso & Qualith for code for continuous play.

Known bugs:

Using B to select next file is very touch and go. I think this is a problem with mplayer not freeing memory properly so I can't fix it until I work out how to compile.

Thanks to rodries for constantly updating mplayerwii, samba improvements are much appreciated!